Patents by Inventor April C. Cutter

April C. Cutter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Managing conflicts using conflict islands
    Patent number: 11680819
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can manage conflicts using conflict islands. For example, when a computing device receives bulk map data updates, the computing device can determine conflicts between point updates (e.g., small, ad hoc feature edits) in the current map data and the bulk map data updates. When the bulk map data updates are merged with the current map data, a point update for a map feature may conflict with the bulk update for the feature. The computing device can determine a perimeter of stable map features around the conflicted feature. The map features within the perimeter can correspond to a conflict island. The bulk updates for features within a conflict island (e.g., within the perimeter) can be deferred until resolved while bulk updates for features outside of a conflict island can be applied to the current map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Belk, Ralph E. Lemke, April C. Cutter, Paul S. McCarthy, Gunjan Gupta
  • Managing Conflicts Using Conflict Islands
    Publication number: 20210063170
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can manage conflicts using conflict islands. For example, when a computing device receives bulk map data updates, the computing device can determine conflicts between point updates (e.g., small, ad hoc feature edits) in the current map data and the bulk map data updates. When the bulk map data updates are merged with the current map data, a point update for a map feature may conflict with the bulk update for the feature. The computing device can determine a perimeter of stable map features around the conflicted feature. The map features within the perimeter can correspond to a conflict island. The bulk updates for features within a conflict island (e.g., within the perimeter) can be deferred until resolved while bulk updates for features outside of a conflict island can be applied to the current map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Belk, Ralph E. Lemke, April C. Cutter, Paul S. McCarthy, Gunjan Gupta
  • Managing conflicts using conflict islands
    Patent number: 10871376
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can manage conflicts using conflict islands. For example, when a computing device receives bulk map data updates, the computing device can determine conflicts between point updates (e.g., small, ad hoc feature edits) in the current map data and the bulk map data updates. When the bulk map data updates are merged with the current map data, a point update for a map feature may conflict with the bulk update for the feature. The computing device can determine a perimeter of stable map features around the conflicted feature. The map features within the perimeter can correspond to a conflict island. The bulk updates for features within a conflict island (e.g., within the perimeter) can be deferred until resolved while bulk updates for features outside of a conflict island can be applied to the current map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Belk, Ralph E. Lemke, April C. Cutter, Paul S. McCarthy, Gunjan Gupta
  • Managing Conflicts Using Conflict Islands
    Publication number: 20190101397
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can manage conflicts using conflict islands. For example, when a computing device receives bulk map data updates, the computing device can determine conflicts between point updates (e.g., small, ad hoc feature edits) in the current map data and the bulk map data updates. When the bulk map data updates are merged with the current map data, a point update for a map feature may conflict with the bulk update for the feature. The computing device can determine a perimeter of stable map features around the conflicted feature. The map features within the perimeter can correspond to a conflict island. The bulk updates for features within a conflict island (e.g., within the perimeter) can be deferred until resolved while bulk updates for features outside of a conflict island can be applied to the current map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Belk, Ralph E. Lemke, April C. Cutter, Paul S. McCarthy, Gunjan Gupta